Let’s be honest here. Chocolate is amazing. I could sit and eat chocolates until every last one is gone and everyone is wondering who ate all the chocolates. I never realized how easy it is to make my own chocolates until I found a really simple recipe in one of my mom’s chocolate cookbooks. I…

I don’t know about you, but I have trouble forcing myself to wash my face before bed. It’s seriously a problem for me! I will forget to take makeup off my face and just fall into bed, regardless. I had to solve this problem because my face wasn’t liking my lazy habits. Remembering the makeup…

I know, I know. I have been absent far too much over these last few months. I have thought about you guys often, but life has gotten the better of me and I needed to take a mental health break to be able to process all of the life changes that my family is going…

Summer has been flying by and I have been trying my best to balance my work and our summertime play. I haven’t been doing a great job working this summer. There’s too much fun to be had during the summertime! I don’t feel guilty though because I worked my butt off during the Spring to…

I was completely exhausted and having trouble keeping my eyes open, but I still had an entire day of parenting ahead of me, which meant a nap was off the table. I had been sleeping poorly lately and I was really starting to feel it in my body. Every night had become the same routine…

It’s sooooo hot outside right now, down here in Texas. Unlike the northern states, there is a point in the summer where we like to hide out in our homes because the heat threshold has hit the maximum. We’re talking frying an egg on our front porch kind of hot. That’s the point during the summer…

Many desserts call for sweetened condensed milk, but for someone who lives a dairy-free lifestyle, what’s a good substitute? You might not realize it, but it’s extremely easy to make sweetened condensed milk yourself, and even easier to make it with ingredients that fit into your diet!

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Hi! My name is Christina Anthis and I am The Hippy Homemaker! I am a single mom, herbalist/aromatherapist, and author of the book “The Complete Book of Essential Oils for Mama & Baby: Safe and Natural Remedies for Pregnancy, Birth, and Children“. I am passionate about essential oil safety and love to share my DIY recipes for holistic health, natural beauty, and herbal remedies!